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The evolution of wireless communication systems will be fundamentally impacted by an open radio access network (O-RAN), a new concept defining an intelligent architecture with enhanced flexibility, openness, and the ability to slice…

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The next generation of cellular networks will be characterized by openness, intelligence, virtualization, and distributed computing. The Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) framework represents a significant leap toward realizing these…

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Adversarial machine learning, focused on studying various attacks and defenses on machine learning (ML) models, is rapidly gaining importance as ML is increasingly being adopted for optimizing wireless systems such as Open Radio Access…

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The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is a promising RAN architecture, aimed at reshaping the RAN industry toward an open, adaptive, and intelligent RAN. In this paper, we conducted a comprehensive security analysis of Open Radio Access…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Dudu Mimran , Ron Bitton , Yehonatan Kfir , Eitan Klevansky , Oleg Brodt , Heiko Lehmann , Yuval Elovici , Asaf Shabtai

As Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) deployments expand and adversaries adopt 'store-now, decrypt-later' strategies, operators need empirical data on the cost of migrating critical control interfaces to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). This…

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Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) are transforming telecommunications by shifting from centralized to distributed architectures, promoting flexibility, interoperability, and innovation through open interfaces and multi-vendor environments.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Zaineh Abughazzah , Emna Baccour , Ahmed Refaey , Amr Mohamed , Mounir Hamdi

Open Radio Access Network (RAN) was introduced recently to incorporate intelligence and openness into the upcoming generation of RAN. Open RAN offers standardized interfaces and the capacity to accommodate network applications from external…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Abdul Wadud , Fatemeh Golpayegani , Nima Afraz

The steady evolution of the Open RAN concept sheds light on xApps and their potential use cases in O-RANcompliant deployments. There are several areas where xApps can be used that are being widely investigated, but the issue of mitigating…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-15 Cezary Adamczyk , Adrian Kliks

O-RAN is radically shifting how cellular networks are designed, deployed and optimized through network programmability, disaggregation, and virtualization. Specifically, RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) can orchestrate and optimize the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-12 Andrea Lacava , Matteo Bordin , Michele Polese , Rajarajan Sivaraj , Tommaso Zugno , Francesca Cuomo , Tommaso Melodia

RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) are programmable platforms that enable data-driven closed-loop control in the O-RAN architecture. They collect telemetry and data from the RAN, process it in custom applications, and enforce control or new…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-13 Angelo Feraudo , Stefano Maxenti , Andrea Lacava , Paolo Bellavista , Michele Polese , Tommaso Melodia

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) has introduced an emerging RAN architecture that enables openness, intelligence, and automated control. The RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) provides the platform to design and deploy RAN controllers. xApps…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Mohammadreza Kouchaki , Vuk Marojevic

The disaggregation and virtualization of 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) introduces new vulnerabilities in the control plane that can greatly impact the quality of service (QoS) of latency-sensitive 5G applications and services. One critical issue is…

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Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is a major advancement in the telecommunications field, providing standardized interfaces that promote interoperability between different vendors' technologies, thereby enhancing network flexibility and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Lujia Liang , Lei Zhang

Massive random access of devices in the emerging Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) brings great challenge to the access control and management. Exploiting the bursting nature of the access requests, sparse active user detection (SAUD) is an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Xiao Tang , Sicong Liu , Xiaojiang Du , Mohsen Guizani

The evolution toward 6G networks is being accelerated by the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) paradigm -- an open, interoperable architecture that enables intelligent, modular applications across public telecom and private enterprise…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Prakhar Sharma , Haohuang Wen , Vinod Yegneswaran , Ashish Gehani , Phillip Porras , Zhiqiang Lin

Modern 5G/6G radio access networks are increasingly programmable through O-RAN, yet their operational complexity has grown with disaggregation, open interfaces, and fine-grained control parameters. While RAN-side analytics and telemetry…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Tuan V. Ngo , Mao V. Ngo , Binbin Chen , Tony Q. S. Quek , Tejaswita Kumari , Maziar Nekovee

The open radio access network (O-RAN) offers new degrees of freedom for building and operating advanced cellular networks. Emphasizing on RAN disaggregation, open interfaces, multi-vendor support, and RAN intelligent controllers (RICs),…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Aly S. Abdalla , Joshua Moore , Nisha Adhikari , Vuk Marojevic

The Radio Access Network (RAN) is the segment of cellular networks that provides wireless connectivity to end-users. O-RAN Alliance has been transforming the RAN industry by proposing open RAN specifications and the programmable…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Gabriel M. Almeida , Gustavo Z. Bruno , Alexandre Huff , Matti Hiltunen , Elias P. Duarte , Cristiano B. Both , Kleber V. Cardoso

O-RAN establishes an advanced radio access network (RAN) architecture that supports inter-operable, multi-vendor, and artificial intelligence (AI) controlled wireless access networks. The unique components, interfaces, and technologies of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-04-13 Aly Sabri Abdalla , Vuk Marojevic

This paper presents the Open Radio Access Net-work (O-RAN) testbed for secure radio access. We discuss radio-originating attack detection and mitigation methods based on anomaly detection and how they can be implemented as specialized…

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